County administrative boards of Sweden
A county administrative board (Swedish: länsstyrelse) is a Swedish Government Agency in each of the counties of Sweden, led by a vice-regal governor (Swedish: landshövding) appointed by the government for a term of six years. The lists of gubernatorial officeholders, in most cases, stretches back to 1634 when the counties were created by Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna.
The main responsibilities of the county administrative board is to coordinate the development of the county in line with goals set in national politics. In each county there is also a County Council which is a policy-making assembly elected by the residents of the county.
The capital of a county is in Swedish called residensstad ("residence city") because it is the seat of residence of the governor.
| County | County administrative board | Capital | Governor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Blekinge | Blekinge Board | Karlskrona | Ulrica Messing (list) |
| 2. | Dalarna | Dalarna Board | Falun | Helena Höij (list) |
| 3. | Gotland | Gotland Board | Visby | Anders Flanking (list) |
| 4. | Gävleborg | Gävleborg Board | Gävle | Per Bill (list) |
| 5. | Halland | Halland Board | Halmstad | Brittis Benzler (list) |
| 6. | Jämtland | Jämtland Board | Östersund | Marita Ljung (list) |
| 7. | Jönköping | Jönköping Board | Jönköping | Helena Jonsson (list) |
| 8. | Kalmar | Kalmar Board | Kalmar | Allan Widman (list) |
| 9. | Kronoberg | Kronoberg Board | Växjö | Maria Arnholm (list) |
| 10. | Norrbotten | Norrbotten Board | Luleå | Lotta Finstorp (list) |
| 11. | Skåne | Skåne Board | Malmö | Anneli Hulthén (list) |
| 12. | Stockholm | Stockholm Board | Stockholm | Anna Kinberg Batra (list) |
| 13. | Södermanland | Södermanland Board | Nyköping | Beatrice Ask (list) |
| 14. | Uppsala | Uppsala Board | Uppsala | Stefan Attefall (list) |
| 15. | Värmland | Värmland Board | Karlstad | Georg Andrén (list) |
| 16. | Västerbotten | Västerbotten Board | Umeå | Helene Hellmark Knutsson (list) |
| 17. | Västernorrland | Västernorrland Board | Härnösand | Berit Högman (list) |
| 18. | Västmanland | Västmanland Board | Västerås | Johan Sterte (list) |
| 19. | Västra Götaland | Västra Götaland Board | Gothenburg | Sten Tolgfors (list) |
| 20. | Örebro | Örebro Board | Örebro | Lena Rådström Baastad (list) |
| 21. | Östergötland | Östergötland Board | Linköping | Carl Fredrik Graf (list) |
See also edit
External links edit
- Official site of the Swedish government